Sitecore Basics: Quick Guidelines
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LOGIN/USER INTERFACE TIPS
Login: http://webedit.drexel.edu/sitecore/
Public View: http://webedit.drexel.edu/SITENAME/
Choose the Desktop interface on the login screen.
Right click in the left‐most white portion of the content tree to view: Locked Items & Workflow State.
Notice the search box at the top of the content tree panel
Use the spell checker in the WYSIWYG editor.
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES/SUPPORT
IRT support pages: http://drexel.edu/irt/web/departmental/
V1 Sitecore Gallery: http://webedit.drexel.edu/test/gallery/
V2 Sitecore Gallery: https://webedit.drexel.edu/galleryV2/
Contact websupport@drexel.edu for any questions.
CONTENT EDITOR INTERFACE: GETTING STARTED
Login Sitecore > Select Content Editor
In Content Tree > Find SITENAME
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CREATE A PAGE
Right Click (directory where new item will be created) > Click Insert > Basic Page or Press Release
Name the new item (as the Page Title would be). This populates the Page Title, Menu Title, & Breadcrumb
To move the location of the new item, select Home Tab > Select Up or Down Arrows or ALT + Drag (easier).
The filename should not have spaces so right click on item > rename (with no spaces).
Save
EDIT A PAGE (BASIC)
Click on page to highlight it > Select Lock and Edit
Scroll down to any field to edit it > Select Show Editor (opens WYSIWYG) or double click rich text field
To populate an image field, click Browse above the image field to access the Media Library.
Note these fields when creating new pages:
o Identity Fields (title fields)
 Page Title - appears as title in Web browser
 Menu Title – Menu title
 Breadcrumb: appears under nav bar as navigation aid.
o Headline & Body – are rich text fields (uses the WYSIWYG editor)
 Headline – title of page
 Body – contains body text of page
Save (on all tabs on top ribbon).
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Sitecore Basics: Quick Guidelines
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INSERTING IMAGES (WITHIN CONTENT EDITOR’S WYSIWYG)
Open Insert Media Item Window > Find Image
Click Image > Add Alt Text if Needed
Click Insert > Right Click on Image within Editor to Edit Image Properties
ADDING SITECORE LINKS
Highlight Text in Editor > Select Insert Sitecore Link in Top Ribbon
Select Internal Link (Sitecore Page) or Media Items (Files: PDFs, PPTs, docs, flash, etc) > Link
FINISHED EDITING/READY TO PUBLISH LIVE
Review > Display to see your updates
Review > Select Spelling and/or Markup to check your updates.
Review > Approve for Publication to Publish page live.
MEDIA LIBRARY INTERFACE (IMAGES/FILES)
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OPEN MEDIA LIBRARY
The Media Library tab is in the lower left corner of Sitecore interface.
Also be accessed on the top right corner drop down arrow.
UPLOADING IMAGES OR FILES TO MEDIA LIBRARY
Upload Images: Media Library > Images > SITENAME > subfolders.
Upload Files (PDFs, PPTs, docs, flash, videos): Media Library > Files > SITENAME > subfolders.
Click folder where you want the image to be uploaded into.
On right panel, click "Upload Files (Advanced)" [Preferred over "Upload File"].
Click "Browse" to search your computer for files.
In the file select dialog box, choose a file (image or zip) to upload, then click "Open."
Click "Browse" to get more files; click "Upload" when finished.
In uploading a zip file, check the box for "Unpack ZIP Archives;" do not check "Upload as Files."
NOTES ON ZIPPED FOLDERS
If you zip bare files, those files will appear in the media library, but no new folders will be created.
If you zip folder or subfolders, that folder structure will be recreated in the media library.
NOTES ON ALL NEW FILES
After uploading images, be sure to enter the alt text attribute (single space " " for decorative images).
After uploading, be sure to publish using the "Approve for Publication" function.
Images/Files will appear in editor but not show live when unpublished.
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Sitcore-V2-Basics - Last Modified: 1/7/13 mmd25